Boston vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
91
59
🏙️ Population
676K
5.55M

The cost of living in Boston is 356% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 27th and 6736th ($3680 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Kenya, respectively. Check the United States vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 105th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Nairobi

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Boston Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$10471

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795